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OVER  THE  GREAT  WIDE  WAY 


(From   Washington  Arch   to   Grant's  Tomb) 

HE  visitor  in  New  York 
who  wishes  to  get  a 
glimpse  of  the  city's  rep- 
resentative churches,  office 
buildings,  clubs,  and  pri- 
vate residences,  can  do  no 
better  than  take  a  trip  up 
Fifth  Avenue  and  River- 
side Drive.  The  ground  can 
be  covered  in  one  of  two  ways,  either  by 
the  commodious  Green  Sight  Seeing  Automo- 
biles, "with  the  Swastika  Sign,"  which  in- 
cludes both  thoroughfares,  also  Central  Park, 
a  total  of  fourteen  miles  in  about  two  hours, 
and  has  the  further  advantage  of  a  lecturer  to 
point  out  the  places  of  interest,  or  by  the 
Fifth  Avenue  motor  stages,  which  offer  a 
choice  of  the  two  routes,  Fifth  Avenue  to 
ooth  Street,  or  Fifth  Avenue  to  57th  Street  to 
Riverside  Drive.  The  Green  Sightseer,  "with 
the  Sign  of  the  Swastika,"  starts  at  the  south- 
east corner  Broadway  and  23rd  Street,  the 
Bartholdi  Building;  the  stage  at  the  very  be- 
ginning of  Fifth  Avenue,  at  Washington 
Square. 

Washington  Square,  covering  some  nine 
acres,  was  originally  the  Potter's  Field,  a 
successor  to  the  one  at  Madison  Square. 

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Following  this  humble  period  of  its  his- 
tory, it  went  to  the  other  extreme  and  be- 
came the  literary  and  aristocratic  centre  of 
Xew  York  City.  Henry  James,  who  once 
lived  in  this  vicinity,  has  written  a  novel 
entitled  ''Washington  Square,"  taking  for 
his  background  one  of  the  stately  mansions 
that  are  to-day  the  only  reminder  of  the 
square's  former  prestige.  This  plot  of 
ground  is  adorned  by  a  statue  of  Garibaldi, 
presented  to  the  city  by  its  Italian  resi- 
dents, and  a  bust  of  Alexander  Holley,  who 
was  prominently  connected  with  the  devel- 
opment of  Bessemer  steel.  The  large  build- 
ing east  of  the  square  contains  certain  de- 
partments of  the  Xew  York  University. 

Washington  Arch,  the  elaborate  structure 
through  which  a  vista  of  Fifth  Avenue  is 
revealed,  is  after  the  design  of  Stanford 
White  and  occupies  the  site  of  a  temporary 
arch  erected  at  the  centennial  of  Washing- 
ton's inauguration.  Funds  for  this  memor- 
ial were  raised  by  popular  subscription. 

Proceeding  up  the  avenue,  the  first  point 
of  interest  is  the  Hotel  Brevoort,  at  the 
northeast  corner  of  8th  Street,  an  historic 
landmark,  formerly  known  as  the  Lafa- 
yette-Brevoort.  On  the  west  side  at  the 
corner  of  ioth  Street,  is  the  Protestant 
Episcopal  Church  of  the  Ascension,  con- 
taining La  Farge's  beautiful  painting  of  the 
Ascension. 

On  the  same  side  of  the  avenue  at  the 
next  stieet  is  the  old  First  Presbyterian 
Church,  founded  in  Wall  Street  nearly  200 
years  ago.  Looking  through  15th  Street  at 
the  west,  a  fleeting  glimpse  of  the  New 
York  Hospital  may  be  obtained,  and  at  16th 
Street  the  Roman  Catholic  Church  of  St. 
Francis  Xavier.     On  the  east  side  of  the 


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Old  First  Presbyterian  Church 


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avenue  at  19th  Street  are  the  old  estab- 
lished firms  of  Arnold,  Constable  &  Co.  and 
Lord  &  Taylor,  both  extending  through  to 
Broadway.    The  Methodist  Book  Concern 

occupies  the  southwest  corner  of  20th 
Street,  and  the  Presbyterian  Building,  the 
northwest  corner. 

Twenty-third  Street  brings  us  to  Madison 
Square,  to  which  a  certain  historic  interest 
attaches,  for  here  in  former  days  the  old 
Post  Road  began  its  irregular  course  north- 
ward. A  wealth  of  notable  buildings  are 
crowded  into  the  precincts  of  the  Square, 
one  of  the  most  striking  being  the  twenty- 
story  Fuller  Building,  which  occupies  the 
wedge-shaped  piece  of  ground  at  the  inter- 
section of  Fifth  Avenue  and  Broadway.  Tt 
is  popularly  known  as  the  Flat  Iron  Build- 
ing, from  its  peculiar  shape. 

Across  the  street  from  this  building  on 
the  further  side  of  Broadway  is  the  old 
Bartholdi  Hotel.  At  the  southeast  corner 
of  the  Square  the  new  Metropolitan  Life 
Insurance  Building  rears  its  magnificent 
height  of  forty-eight  stories,  claiming  the 
proud  distinction  of  being  the  tallest  build- 
ing in  the  world.  Its  melodious  chimes, 
consisting  of  four  bells,  are  very  similar 
to  the  noted  Cambridge  chimes.  At  the 
northeast  corner  of  24th  Street  and  Madi- 
son Avenue  may  be  seen  Dr.  Parkhurst's 
new  Presbyterian  Church,  and  at  the  next 
street  above,  still  another  building  of  re- 
cent date,  the  Appellate  Division,  Supreme 
Court,  whose  dignified  architecture  and  rich 
sculptures  are  deserving  unqualified  admira- 
tion.   Open  daily  to  visitors. 

Madison  Square  Garden,  in  the  next  block 
at  26th  Street,  is  a  conspicuous  feature  of 
this  region  with  its  yellow  brick  exterior 


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and  lofty  tower  surmounted  by  a  gilded 
Diana.  It  is  a  world-renowned  palaee  of 
amusement,  its  spacious  walls  accommodat- 
ing- an  enormous  amphitheatre,  concert 
room,  roof  garden,  and  theatre,  besides  nu- 
merous offices  and  studios. 

Crossing  the  Square  to  the  Broadway 
side,  four  statues  of  prominent  Americans 
attract  our  attention — Chester  A.  Arthur,  at 
the  northeast  corner  of  the  Square,  Roscoe 
Conkling,  on  the  southeast,  William 
Seward,  Secretary  of  State,  at  the  south- 
west, and  Admiral  Farragut,  at  the  north- 
west. The  Farragut  memorial,  designed  by 
St.  Gaudens,  is  a  beautiful  piece  of  work 
and  will  repay  close  study. 

The  Fifth  Avenue  Building,  at  23rd  Street, 
is  worthy  of  note  as  occupying  the  site  of 
the  old  Fifth  Avenue  Hotel,  one  of  the 
famous  hostelries  of  old  days  where  the 
first  passenger  elevator  in  the  city  was  in- 
stalled. The  block  between  24th  and  25th 
Streets,  on  Broadway,  is  taken  up  by  the 
Albemarle  Hotel  and  Hoffman  House.  Di- 
rectly opposite  is  the  large  enclosure  where 
rests  the  body  of  Major-General  Worth, 
who  rendered  distinguished  service  during 
the  Mexican  War.  A  tall  monument  marks 
the  spot,  bearing  a  bronze  tablet  in  high  re- 
lief. 

Continuing  up  Fifth  Avenue  the  next 
point  of  interest  is  the  Cafe  Martin,  on  the 
lower  west  side  of  26th  Street  and  extend- 
ing through  to  Broadway.  It  was  Del- 
monico's  in  former  days.  The  Brunswick 
Building,  of  red  brick  and  granite,  diagon- 
ally opposite,  occupies  the  site  of  the  old 
Brunswick  Hotel.  The  famous  book  firm  of 
Brentano's  is  located  here.  At  27th  Street, 
on  the  west  side,  is  the  Hotel  Victoria,  and 


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Flat  Iron  and  Fifth  Avenue  Buildings 
Worth  Monument 


across  the  street  on  27th,  Xo.  15,  is  the  up- 
town store  of  the  Dennison  Mfg.  Co.,  The 
Tag  Makers  and  introducers  of  the  famous 
crepe  papers.  Their  art  department  is  par- 
ticularly interesting  and  strangers  are  cor- 
dially invited.  At  the  northwest  corner  of 
28th  Street  the  Second  National  Bank  now 
occupies   its   new   attractive  building. 

In  the  yard  of  the  Marble  Collegiate 
Church,  on  the  northwest  corner  of  29th 
Street,  is  the  bell  originally  hung  in  the  old 
North  Church  on  Fulton  Street. 

Some  of  the  historic  facts  in  regard  to 
this  church  are  as  follows:  First  it  is  the 
Oldest  Church  in  America;  and  the  records 
place  before  us  these  items  of  interest:  In 
the  year  1609,  September  6th,  landing  of  the 
Dutch  and  discovery  of  Manhattan  Island 
by  five  men  from  Hendrick  Hudson's  ship, 
"The  Half  Moon";  1614,  the  first  religious 
service  was  held;  1624,  first  Elder  of 
Reformed  Church,  Peter  Minuit,  who  was 
also  first  Director-General  of  Colony;  1625, 
first  bell  hung  in  belfry  of  "The  Church  in 
the  Horse  Mill";  1628,  first  Minister  in- 
stalled: Rev.  Jonas  Michaelius ;  1633,  first 
church  building  erected,  on  site  now  known 
as  39  Pearl  Street;  1642,  first  stone  church 
within  the  ramparts,  known  as  "The  Church 
in  the  Fort." 

The  Rev.  David  James  Burrell.  D.D.. 
LL.D.,  is  the  Minister  of  this  church  and  his 
connection  with  it  covers  a  period  of  twenty 
years.  It  was  through  Dr.  Burrell  that  this 
church  established  a  permanent  Pastor  for 
Strangers,  and  the  Rev.  John  S.  Allen,  D.D., 
is  in  charge  of  this  unique  office  and  all 
strangers  receive  his  thoughtful  considera- 
tion. 

Across  the  avenue  on  the  upper  corner 


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of  29th  Street  is  the  Calumet  Club.  A 
glance  through  29th  Street  to  the  east  re- 
veals the  Church  of  the  Transfiguration, 
lovingly  termed  by  the  theatrical  profes- 
sion, "The  Little  Church  Around  the  Cor- 
ner," also  the  Hotel  Martha  Washington, 
which  is  exclusively  for  women,  and  at  the 
southwest  corner  of  Madison  Avenue  and 
29th  Street  the  Hotel  Seville. 

At  30th  Street  is  the  Holland  House,  and 
on  31st  Street,  just  west  of  the  avenue,  the 
Hotel  Wolcott.  On  the  northeast  corner 
of  32d  Street  may  be  seen  the  home  of  the 
Knickerbocker  Club,  one  of  New  York's 
exclusive  organizations,  and  at  313,  just  a 
step  south  of  32d  Street,  the  old  established 
piano  warerooms  of  Mason  &  Hamlin  Co. 
At  this  crossing  a  glimpse  of  the  new  Penn- 
sylvania Depot  may  be  had  at  the  left. 

The  next  block  on  the  west  side  is  taken 
up  by  the  famous  Waldorf-Astoria,  com- 
monly known  as  the  finest  and  largest  hotel 
in  the  world.  Its  builders  and  owners  are 
William  Waldorf  Astor  and  Col.  John 
Jacob  Astor.  Tt  is  said  to  offer  accommo- 
dations for  from  1,400  to  1,500  guests. 

The  linen  store  of  James  McCutcheon  & 
Co.  is  directly  across  from  the  hotel.  The 
white  marble  building  on  the  west  side  of 
the  avenue  at  the  upper  corner  with  its 
Corinthian  columns  and  elaborate  frieze,  is 
occupied  by  the  Knickerbocker  Trust  Co., 
famous  for  its  "run"  in  the  panic  of  1907. 
Next  to  it  is  Aeolian  Hall.  Free  recitals 
Wednesdays  and  Saturdays,  3  p.  m.,  during 
the  season. 

The  plain  but  rich  structure  occupying 
the  block  between  34th  and  35th  Streets, 
on  the  opposite  side  of  the  avenue,  are  the 
new  quarters  of  B.  Altman  &  Co.,  whose 


Church  of  the  Transfiguration  (Exterior) 


Church  of  the  Transfiguration  (Interior) 


removal  uptown  with  other  business  houses 
has  changed  the  shopping  centre  of  New 
York.  James  McCreery  &  Co.,  just  west 
of  Fifth  Avenue  on  34th  Street,  is  still 
another  firm  occupying  a  new  site.  Glanc- 
ing east  through  35th  Street,  on  the  corner 
of  Madison  Avenue,  is  the  Protestant  Epis- 
copal Church  of  the  Incarnation.  The  Gor- 
ham  Co.,  world  famous  silversmiths,  are  on 
the  southwest  corner  of  36th  Street.  Across 
the  street,  at  No.  389,  is  located  the  Astor 
Trust  Co.,  one  c  f  the  best  known  Trust  and 
Safe  Deposit  Companies  in  our  city,  and 
at  No.  391,  the  new  home  of  C.  G.  Gunther's 
Sons.  At  37th  Street,  the  china  and  glass 
house  of  Davis  Collamore  &  Co.  occupies 
the  lower  corner,  No.  404,  on  the  west  side, 
and  i he  spacious  establishment  of  Tiffany 
&  Co.,  the  lower  corner  on  the  east  side. 

The  Brick  Presbyterian  Church,  diagon- 
ally opposite.  Avas  organized  in  1767  in 
Park  Row.  One  of  its  former  ministers 
was  Dr.  Henry  Van  Dyke,  now  professor 
of  literature  at  Princeton.  The  home  of 
the  Union  League  Club,  originally  organ- 
ized to  assist  the  Union  cause  and  now 
among  the  most  distinguished  social  or- 
ganizations in  the  city,  is  on  the  northeast 
corner  of  39th  Street.  On  the  west  side 
of  the  avenue,  at  40th  Street,  is  the  Knox 
Building. 

The  New  York  Public  Library,  erected 
on  the  Astor-Lenox-Tilden  foundation  and 
now  nearing  completion,  occupies  the  two 
blocks  from  40th  to  42d  Streets.  This  is 
the  former  site  of  the  old  Croton  Reservoir. 
Bryant  Park  is  at  the  back  of  the  library, 
extending  to  Sixth  Avenue.  A  glimpse 
through  42d  Street  to  the  east  reveals  the 
Manhattan  and  Belmont  Hotels,  also  the 


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Grand  Central  Station,  soon  to  be  replaced 
by  an  elegant  costly  marble  structure. 

At  43d  Street  is  the  Temple  Emanu-El, 
one  of  the  largest  Jewish  synagogues  in 
New  York  City,  and  a  fine  example  of  Sara- 
cenic architecture.  Just  west  of  the  ave- 
nue, on  43d  Street,  are  the  Century  Club 
and  the  Hotel  Renaissance.  Sherry's,  one 
of  the  eity's  high  grade  restaurants,  is  on 
the  southwest  corner  of  44th  Street,  and  the 
Night  and  Day  Bank  on  the  southeast  cor- 
ner. Diagonally  across  from  Sherry's  is 
the  equally  renowned  Delmonico's.  It  is 
hard  to  believe  that  this  aristocratic  estab- 
lishment is  an  outgrowth  of  a  humble  one- 
room  shop. 

A  glimpse  of  St.  Bartholomew's  Protest- 
ant Episcopal  Church,  on  Madison  Avenue, 
may  be  obtained  at  44th  Street.  This  thor- 
oughfare is  a  famous  club  district,  and  be- 
tween Fifth  and  Sixth  avenues  may  be 
found  the  Harvard,  Yale,  St.  Nicholas  and 
New  York  Yacht  Clubs,  also  the  world- 
famed  Hotel  Astor  is  located  on  Broadway, 
from  44th  to  45th  Streets.  The  Hotel  Lor- 
raine is  also  in  this  block.  L.  P.  Hollander 
&  Co.,  a  well-known  firm  which  has  been 
doing  business  in  Boston  for  many  years, 
has  recently  moved  into  its  new  building 
on  the  west  side  of  the  avenue  between 
45th  and  46th  streets. 

Directly  opposite  is  the  Church  of  the 
Heavenly  Rest,  with  a  conspicuously  nar- 
row frontage.  The  Fifth  Avenue  Baptist 
Church,  Dr.  C.  F.  Aked,  pastor,  is  at  the 
west  on  the  lower  side  of  46th  Street.  The 
site  of  the  Windsor  Hotel,  destroyed  by 
fire  in  1800.  is  marked  by  the  Windsor  Ar- 
cade, between  46th  and  47th  Streets.  No. 
579  Fifth  Avenue  is  the  residence  of  Miss 


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New  York  Public 


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Helen  Gould,  No.  587  that  of  James  B.  Hag- 
gin,  capitalist  and  horseman,  and  No.  591 
the  home  of  Mrs.  Robert  Goelet. 

Diagonally  across  from  the  latter  dwell- 
ing, at  48th  Street,  is  the  St.  Nicholas  Col- 
legiate Reformed  Church.  Mrs.  Roswell  P. 
Flower  resides  at  No.  597,  and  Mrs.  Ogden 
Goelet  at  No.  608.  The  red  brick  structure 
at  the  next  street  on  the  cast  side  is  The 
Belgravia,  while  about  the  centre  of  the 
block  is  the  Democratic  Club,  No.  617. 
The  Buckingham  Hotel,  at  50th  Street,  is 
the  next  point  of  interest.  No.  634  Fifth 
Avenue  was  formerly  the  home  of  Darius 
Ogden  Mills,  the  philanthropist  and  found- 
er of  the  Mills  Hotels. 

This  brings  us  to  the  most  beautiful 
church  edifice  in  America,  St.  Patrick's 
Cathedral  (Roman  Catholic),  whose  grace- 
ful Gothic  spires  are  a  striking  feature  of 
this  part  of  the  avenue.  The  cathedral  is 
open  through  the  day  and  will  repay  care- 
ful study.  The  Union  Club  occupies  at- 
tractive new  quarters  at  the  northeast  cor- 
ner of  51st  Street.  The  brown  stone  resi- 
dences between  51st  and  52d  Streets  on  the 
west  side  are  known  as  the  "Vanderbilt 
twin-houses."  The  present  occupants  are 
Henry  C.  Frick  and  William  D.  Sloane.  On 
the  upper  corner  is  the  home  of  William  K. 
Vanderbilt. 

The  fashionable  Protestant  Episcopal 
Church  of  St.  Thomas,  partially  destroyed 
by  fire  a  few  years  ago  and  to  be  rebuilt 
in  the  near  future,  is  at  53d  Street.  Next 
to  the  church  are  the  residences  of  Dr.  W. 
Seward  Webb  and  H.  McKay  Twombley. 
In  the  block  on  the  opposite  side  of  the 
avenue  is  the  home  of  Tames  T.  Pyle  at 
No.  673,  that  of  Cornelius  Vanderbilt  at 


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677,  and  Levi  P.  Morton  at  681.  One  would 
hardly  select  the  unpretentious  brown-stone 
and  brick  dwelling  just  west  of  Fifth  Ave- 
nue on  54th  Street  as  the  residence  of  the 
richest  man  in  the  world.  This  house  is, 
however,  occupied  by  John  D.  Rockefeller, 
president  of  the  Standard  Oil  Co.  His 
brother,  William,  vice-president  of  the  or- 
ganization, lives  on  the  northeast  corner  of 
54th  Street  and  Fifth  Avenue. 

The  block  between  54th  and  55th  Streets, 
on  the  west  side,  is  taken  up  by  the  Uni- 
versity Club,  northwest  corner,  and  the 
Hotel  Gotham,  southwest  corner.  The  ex- 
clusive Hotel  St.  Regis  is  at  the  southeast 
corner  of  55th  Street.  The  Fifth  Avenue 
Presbyterian  Church  is  diagonally  oppo- 
site. Its  pulpit  was  for  many  years  occu- 
pied by  Dr.  John  Hall. 

The  four  corners  at  the  crossing  of  57th 
Street  are  marked  by  notable  residences, 
that  of  Harry  Payne  Whitney  on  the  south- 
west corner,  Mrs.  Collis  P.  Huntington,  the 
widow  of  the  railroad  magnate,  on  the 
southeast  corner,  Mrs.  Herman  Oelrichs  on 
the  northeast  corner,  and  Mrs.  Cornelius 
Vanderbilt  on  the  remaining  corner.  The 
latter  residence,  extending  from  57th  to 
58th  Streets,  has  witnessed  numberless  bril- 
liant social  functions,  and  in  point  of  mag- 
nificence has  few  rivals  on  Fifth  Avenue. 
William  Iselin,  the  dry  goods  merchant, 
lives  at  No.  745. 

We  now  approach  the  principal  entrance 
to  Central  Park  and  the  Plaza,  a  large 
square  containing  an  imposing  equestrian 
statue  of  General  Sherman,  designed  by 
St.  Gaudens,  and  erected  in  1004.  Three  of 
New  York's  well  known  hotels  are  grouped 
about  this  point,  the  new  Plaza  Hotel  at 


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the  left  and  the  Hotels  Savoy  and  the  Neth- 
erlands at  59th  Street.  The  narrow  building 
at  No.  763,  next  the  Savoy,  is  popularly 
known  as  the  "spite  house."  Here  is  also 
located  the  exclusive  chemists,  the  Ramsdell 
Drug  Co.,  the  retail  successors  to  Daggett 
&  Ramsdell.  The  Van  Norden  Trust  Co. 
is  at  the  lower  corner  of  60th  Street,  and 
the  marble  home  of  the  Metropolitan  Club, 
often  called  the  "Millionaires'  Club,"  on  the 
upper  corner. 

The  so-called  "[Millionaires'  Row"'  may  be 
said  to  begin  at  about  this  point.  The  home 
of  Elbridge  T.  Gerry,  who  has  identified 
himself  so  actively  with  legislation  for  the 
benefit  of  children  and  animals,  is  next  to 
the  Metropolitan  Club.  W.  Emlen  Roose- 
velt, banker,  resides  at  No.  804,  and  Mrs. 
J.  P.  Kernochan  at  No.  824.  At  the  lower 
corner  of  64th  Street  is  the  home  of  E.  J. 
Berwind,  financier,  that  on  the  upper  corner 
the  former  residence  of  George  Crocker, 
now  deceased. 

Opposite  64th  Street  in  Central  Park  is  an 
old  arsenal  now  used  for  the  offices  of  the 
Park  Department.  No.  836  is  the  home  of 
Isidor  Wormser,  and  838  that  of  W.  Watts 
Sherman.  The  double  house  on  the  upper 
corner  of  65th  Street  is  the  Astor  Mansion, 
the  home  of  Col.  John  Jacob  Astor,  and  the 
former  home  of  Mrs.  William  Astor.  G.  B. 
Schley,  the  broker,  resides  at  No.  845. 

The  dwelling  at  the  upper  corner  of  66th 
Street  is  occupied  by  Mrs.  Henry  O.  Have- 
meyer,  widow  of  the  sugar  refiner,  while 
next  to  it,  at  No.  852,  is  the  home  of  Col. 
Oliver  H.  Payne,  a  capitalist  of  vast  inter- 
ests. Mrs.  George  Kidd  resides  at  No.  853 
and  George  Gould  at  No.  857,  on  the  upper 
corner  of  67th  Street.  C.  T.  Yerkes  formerly 


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Metropolitan  Museum  of 


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lived  at  No.  864,  a  house  noted  for  its  won- 
derful collection  of  painljings  and  art  treas- 
ures. No.  871  was  once  the  home  of  Wil- 
liam C.  Whitney,  former  Secretary  of  the 
Navy.  No.  879,  on  the  lower  corner  of 
69th  Street,  is  the  home  of  Ogden  Mills,  and 
No.  883  is  the  John  Sloane  Mansion. 

The  Lenox  Library,  between  70th  and 
71st  Streets,  represents  the  costly  gift  of 
James  Lenox,  presented  to  the  city  in  1870. 
It  contains  many  rare  and  valuable  volumes. 
Open  daily,  9  a.  m.  to  5  p.  m.,  free.  Di- 
rectly across  the  avenue  is  the  Hunt  Me- 
morial, dedicated  to  the  memory  of  Rich- 
ard Morris  Hunt,  the  designer  of  the  li- 
brary, "in  recognition  of  his  services  to  the 
cause  of  art  in  America."  No.  908,  at  the 
lower  corner  of  72d  Street,  is  the  residence 
of  Mrs.  James  A.  Burden.  Just  within  the 
72d  Street  entrance  to  the  Park  may  be 
seen  a  bronze  statue  of  Morse,  the  inventor 
of  the  telegraph.  The  home  of  R.  Guggen- 
heimer,  at  No.  923,  is  conspicuous  because 
of  the  four  caryatides  on  the  top  story. 

The  Jewish  Temple  Beth-El,  on  the  low- 
er corner  of  76th  Street,  may  be  easily  rec- 
ognized by  its  gilded  dome  dec  rations. 
Senator  W.  A.  Clark's  new  mansion  rears 
its  magnificent  bulk  at  77th  Street,  Payne 
Whitney  resides  at  No.  972,  between  78th 
and  79th  Streets,  and  Mr.  Fletcher,  who 
made  a  fortune  in  "Castoria,"  on  the  lower 
corner  of  79th  Street.  A  group  of  three 
houses  around  the  upper  corner  are  those 
of  the  Brokaw  family,  clothing  manufac- 
turers. Mr.  Isaac  V.  Brokaw  occupies  the 
corner  dwelling,  and  H.  C.  and  Irving  B.. 
the  twin  houses  next  to  it.  Between  79th 
and  80th  Streets,  the  narrow  but  ornate  bow 
front  at   No.  987  marks   the   residence  of 


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Home  of  Andrew  Carnegie- 


Mrs.  W.  B.  Leeds.  No.  990  is  the  home  of 
F.  W.  Woolworth,  of  five-and-ten-cent- 
store  fame,  and  No.  993  that  of  Louis  Stern, 

the  dry  goods  merchant. 

The 'Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art  at  826 

Street,  is  another  monument  to  the  genius 
of  the  late  Richard  M.  Hunt.  From  an 
architectural  point  of  view,  the  new  cast 
wing  is  most  worthy  of  attention.  The  vis- 
itor to  Xew  York  cannot  be  urged  too 
strongly  to  become  acquainted  with  at  least 
a  few  of  the  treasures  of  this  largest  art 
museum  in  the  country.  Free  (except 
Monday  and  Friday).  Hours:  10  a.  m.  to 
5  p.  m.;  Saturday,  10  a.  m.  to  10  p.  m.;  Sun- 
day, 1  to  5:30  p.  m.  Cleopatra's  Needle,  the 
obelisk  presented  to  the  United  States  by 
the  Khedive  of  Egypt  and  transported 
thither  at  the  expense  of  Commodore  Van- 
derbilt,  is  within  the  Park  near  the  Mu- 
seum. 

At  85th  Street  is  the  Fifth  Avenue  Apart- 
ment House,  the  only  apartment  house  on 
"Millionaires'  Row."  No.  1045  is  the  resi- 
dence of  R.  Starr  Dana,  and  No.  1063  that 
of  Henry  Phipps.  The  latter  mansion  is  a 
beautiful  new  white  marble  edifice  with 
elaborate  gates  designed  by  Les  Freres 
Dclisle  of  Paris. 

The    more    notable    homes    end  with 
the  palatial  home  of  Andrew  Car- 
negie at  ooth  Street,  reported  to 
have  cost  a  million  dollars. 
It    is    surrounded  by 
a  spacious  garden. 


RIVERSIDE  "DRIVE 


>i>v^=^TN^O  reach  Riverside  Drive  by 
S^===:f -A  the  motor  stage,  we  leave 
Fifth  Avenue  at  57th 
Street  and  proceed  west- 
ward. The  new  home  of 
the  Lotus  Club  may  be 
seen  at  No.  no  57th  Street. 
The  next  point  of  interest 
is  Carnegie  Hall,  at  Seventh 
Avenue  and  57th  Street,  one  of  the  largest 
auditoriums  in  the  world.  On  the  opposite 
side  of  the  street,  at  No.  215,  near  Broad- 
way, is  the  American  Fine  Arts  Society. 
As  we  turn  into  Broadway  and  turn  to  the 
pert!1,  we  find  ourselves  in  the  motor-car 
secti  1  ci  the  city. 

Fifty-ninth  Street  brings  us  to  Columbus 
Circle  with  its  striking  Columbus  Column,  a 
gift  of  the  Italian  residents  of  the  city  at 
the  celebration  of  the  400th  anniversary  of 
the  discovery  of  America.  At  626.  Street,  by 
glancing  to  the  east,  a  glimpse  of  the  New 
Theatre  on  Central  Park  West  may  be  ob- 
tained. At  67th  Street  on  the  east  side  of 
Broadway  is  the  22nd  Regiment  Armory.  A 
number  of  magnificent  apartment  hotels 
and  houses  now  greet  the  eye,  among  which 
may  be  mentioned  the  Marie  Antoinette, 
directly  across  from  the  armory,  the  Ne- 
vada at  69th  Street,  and  the  Ormonde  at 
70th  Street. 

St.  Andrew's  Hotel  is  at  the  corner  of 
72nd  Street.     Before  turning  through  this 


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street  the  immense  apartment  hotel,  the 
Ansonia,  may  be  seen  one  block  north,  73d 
to  74th  Streets;  also  the  statue  of  Verdi  in 
Sherman  Square,  near  by. 

Riverside  Drive  is  soon  reached,  the  most 
picturesque  avenue  in  the  city,  flanked  as  it 
is  by  the  beautiful  strip  of  park  at  its  base 
and  overlooking  the  lordly  Hudson  and 
Palisades.  Although  apartment  houses  pre- 
dominate over  private  residences,  the  for- 
mer are  truly  palatial.  Occupying  the  block 
between  73d  and  74th  Streets  is  the  stately 
home  of  Charles  Schwab,  the  steel  king. 
The  new  memorial  fountain  opposite  76th 
Street,  surmounted  by  a  huge  eagle,  was 
presented  to  the  city  by  Robert  Ray  Ham- 
ilton. At  88th  Street,  upon  an  embankment 
a  short  distance  back  from  the  drive,  is  a 
dark,  two-story  frame  dwelling,  once  the 
home  of  Joseph  Jefferson,  the  actor. 

The  Soldiers'  and  Sailors'  Monument  of 
white  marble  at  8qth  Street  was  erected  by 
the  city  and  dedicated  in  1902.  At  this 
point  a  fine  view  of  the  river  with  Grant's 
Tomb  in  the  distance  may  be  had.  Oppo- 
site the  monument  on  the  upper  corner  of 
8oth  Street  was  the  home  of  the  late  Henry 
Codman  Potter,  Bishop  of  New  York,  and 
ATrs.  Potter,  and  on  the  upper  corner  of 
ooth  Street  that  of  John  Matthews,  the  soda 
water  manufacturer. 

On  the  northeast  corner  of  T02d  Street  is 
the  residence  of  Mrs.  Bertha  Foster,  whose 
husband  made  a  fortune  by  patenting  a 
glove  hook.  No.  316  was  once  the  home  of 
Richard  Mansfield,  the  actor. 

A  bronze  equestrian  statute  of  Franz  Sigel 
occupies  a  commanding  position  at  the  foot 
of  io6th  Street.  On  the  upper  corner  of 
107th  Street  is  the  new  dazzling  marble  resi- 


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dence  of  Schinasi,  the  cigarette  manufac- 
terer.  At  114th  Street  the  old  Rowan  home- 
stead, a  true  Colonial  type  presents,  a  strik- 
ing contrast  to  the  modern  apartment 
houses  by  which  it  is  surrounded. 

Beginning  at  116th  Street  the  buildings  of 
Columbia  University  may  be  seen  by  gl 
ing  through  the  cross  streets  at  the  right. 
The  red  brick  building  at  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  Broadway  and  116th  Street  once  be- 
longed to  the  old  Bloomingdale  Asylum. 
Barnard  College  for  women  is  on  [19th 
Street.  The  gray  walls  of  the  pretentious 
now  Theological  Seminary  form  a  conspic- 
uous feature  of  this  section,  occupying  the 
two  blocks  bounded  by  120th  and  I22d 
Streets.  Fairmouht  Avenue  and  Broadway. 

Grant's  Tcmb  is  at  123d  Street,  a  simple 
but  dignified  piece  of  architecture  on  a 
sightly  eminence  overlooking  the  river. 
The  corner  stone  of  this  beautiful  granite 
pile  was  laid  by  President  Harrison  in  1892. 
In  the  crypt  under  the  dome  may  be  seen 
the  ^arcophasri  of  General  Grant  and  Mrs. 
Grant. 

On  the  north  side  of  the  tomb  is  a  tree 
planted  to  the  memory  of  General 
Grant   by   the    Chinese  states- 
man. Li  Hung  Chang. 


MOTHER  GOOSE 

=TEA  SHOP= 


"WHITHER,  OH  WHITHER,  OH  MAIDEN 

SO  SHY?" 
"TO  THE  MOTHER  GOOSE  TEA  SHOP," 

WAS  HER  REPLY, 
"AND  WHAT  WILL  YOU   FIND  THERE, 

OH  MAIDEN  SO  SWEET?" 
"I'LL  FIND  THERE-OF  ALL  PLACES- 

THE  BEST  THINGS  TO  EAT." 

Children's  Luncheons  and  Teas 
a  Specialty.  Waffles  Served  from 
3  to  6  p.  m.  Special  Dinners 
Arranged  Upon  Application. 

A  LA  CARTE 


MRS.  C.  L.  STUDWELL 

Owner 

Thirteen  East  Thirty-fifth  Street 

'Phone,  Madison  Square,  3161 


